Studying musical theatre : theory and practice /
Taylor, Millie,author.
Symonds, Dominic,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- PART I: READING TEXTS -- 1. 'A tale as old as time': Narrative Theory -- 2. 'A man who can interpret could go far': Semiotics and Semiology -- 3. 'Razzle dazzle 'em': Reception Theory and the Epic Musical -- 4. 'Life is a cabaret': Cultural Materialism -- PART II: INTERPRETING CONTEXTS -- 5. 'You've got to be carefully taught': Orientalism and Musical Theatre -- 6. 'I wanna be a producer': Globalization, Capitalism and Consumerism -- 7. 'What's the buzz?' Meta-narratives and Postlinearity -- PART III: PERFORMING IDENTITIES -- 8. 'Marry the man today': Feminism and the Performance of Identity -- 9. 'The bitch of living': Youth Cultures, Power, and Sexuality -- 10. 'I am what I am': Sexuality and Queer Theory -- PART IV: RETHINKING RELATIONSHIPS -- 11. 'It's the last midnight': Playing with Time and Space -- 12. 'I'm just a Broadway baby': Intertextuality in Music and Lyrics -- 13. 'Dreamgirls will make you happy': The Pleasures of Voice and Body -- 14. 'Make 'em laugh': The Politics of Entertainment -- Bibliography -- Index.
Musicals
Musical theater